Overview: The construction craft laborer trade is taught at Wolf Creek Job Corps. The kinds of work a construction craft laborer does depends on the knowledge and skills level and the type of work needed at a job site. They may build and repair roads, highways, bridges, and tunnels, construct residential and commercial buildings, clean up hazardous waste sites, or perform other kinds of work.

Among the tasks they may be doing are asphalt, drilling and blasting site areas, building scaffolds, preparing and cleaning up a job site, laying pipe underground, placing concrete, flagging and controlling traffic on highways and removing asbestos and lead from buildings.

The skills taught include craft orientation, employability skills, pre-construction training, speaking, listening and responding, physical aptitude, concrete, scaffolding, math and measurements, reading, occupation knowledge, hand tools, occupation skills, oxyfuel cutting, power tools, such as electric tools, pneumatic tools, power actuated tools, small gasoline engines, soil compaction, signaling, operation of all terrain forklift, operation of backhoe, blueprint reading, first aid and CPR, and leadership skills.

Students may attend the Northwest Training Center, Camp Adair, to learn additional skills in concrete, concrete saws, welding, advanced grade checking and chainsaws. Students may also go to United Rentals for tool specific training and certification as well as other training sites in WA, AZ, or Utah.

Instructor: The Construction Craft Laborer instructor is Pat Potter. Pat has been a Laborers' International Union tradesman for the past 15 years. He started his construction career with the Labors Local 1400 in Medford, Oregon. In July 2005, Pat started as an instructor at Wolf Creek Job Corps.

Enrollment: The construction craft laborer trade is a 24-slot program.

Tools: Students recognize and learn to use the various hand tools of the industry, including bolt cutters, chisels, clamps, combination squares, drift pins, files, flaring tools, hammers, nail puller bars, pipe cutters, pliers, punches, reamers, saws, screwdrivers, snips, tubing benders, vises, wire cutting and stripping tools, wrecking bars and various wrenches. They also use electric tools such as ground fault interrupters, drills, concrete saws, generators, all purpose saws; pneumatic tools such as air compressor, 90-pound pavement breaker, chipping gun, jackhammer; and small gasoline engines such as chain saws, compactors, concrete saws, generators, and all purpose saws.

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